Porsche Race Car Classic 2011 – Report and Photos

The inaugural Porsche Race Car Classic was held Sunday, October 16, 2011 on the grounds of the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California.

The Porsche Race Car Classic 2011 honored Porsche cars from 1950-1965 and included purpose-built race cars and production cars with significant race history during that period. They were arranged in 18 groups, with each representing another step in Porsche’s march to the top ranks of the racing world.

From Gmünd coupes to the 911–and everything in between–the show field at the Porsche Race Car Classic displayed a wonderful array of the finest examples from the German automaker. Among the highlighted cars were the following:

Pair of Porsche Typ 540 Aluminum Sport Roadsters

1960 Porsche RS60 that was the overall winner at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1960 at the hands of Hans Herrmann and Olivier Gendebien

Porsche 718 Formula 2 and 804 Formula 1, both from the Porsche Museum

1960 Porsche Carrera 2/2000GS GT Coupe from the Porsche Museum

Both of the 1963 Porsche 2000GS Carrera 2 GT Dreikantschaber in existence

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Many thanks to Sports Car Digest and photographer Bob Ross for the variety of full and detail shots of the Porsches at The Quail show, a real treat for someone such as myself not there in person for the event. In the day, the John Edgar racing team campaigned two 550s and one 550A, and I personally had, at separate times, a 356 and 911 for the road. Great cars, and a marvelous celebration now of the marque!

It’s almost hard to believe the Porsche story, given how easy they make winning look. I’m sure it’s the product of very hard work–as always–but they certainly have the winning formula nonetheless. Love the Abarths and 550s! What memories those bring up…

In fact, there were three aluminum American Sport Roadsters plus the steel-bodied example once owned and raced by Hubert Brundage on display…fully half of all the Abarth Carreras built…a huge array of 550s and 904s…and more 356 Carreras than I”ve ever seen in one location…simply amazing. A great effort.

Very nice photos,BUT, as an almost 35 year owner of a real 914/6,, that number of 3300 built is revisionist history,, Probably promoted by “Excellence” magazine, the best source of MISINFORMATION on the 914/6…I worked at the dealership in the 70s. Had 3- 914/6s’ for company cars, and at the time the OFFICIAL number of these great cars built was about 2100 TOPS,,, in a 3 year period…That magazine was also the worst source of info on the correct wheels fitted to these cars… I’m not an expert,,, Well yes I am,,

I believe Jerry Seinfelds 550 to be 550-003, the last push rod 550. I rode as a passenger in 550-003 on the streets of New Rochelle, NY. Dad raced 550-003 in an endurance race in 1953, & was 3 laps ahead of the entire field, before the fuel tank cracked!